Project work TEACHING LISTENING a.v.kuznetsova

LISTENING IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE ORAL MESSAGES PEOPLE ARE CONVEYING.

The reasons the students may have for Listening may generally fall under the following categories: -to enjoy oneself; -to share feelings; -to exert control; -to exchange information; -to engage in social rituals.

The listening process is divided into 3 stages The pre-listening stage the context of listening text is established, the task explained. The post-listening stage a teacher checks how the students understand the text. The while-listening stage the students listen to the passage discuss their responses in pair/groups.

TYPES OF PRE-LISTENING TASKS -setting the context; -generating interest; -activating current knowledge; -acquiring knowledge; -predicting content.

TYPES OF WHILE-LISTENING TASKS -comparing the listening passage with the pre- listening; -obeying instruction; -filling in gaps; -information search; -sequencing; -information transfer; -ticking off items(bingo); -detecting differences or mistakes from a listening passage.

The purposes that should be in a listening activity are giving general information specific information cultural interest information about people`s attitudes and opinions the organization of ideas sequence of events

Lesson Plan Materials: Pictures, blackboard, tape, tape-recorder Goals: Students are asked to understand when they listen to a speech. This lesson will at least make the students take one step to get accustomed to hearing and understanding what they hear. Objectives: By the end of the lesson the students will understand the significance of listening. ACTIVITIES Pre-listening Activities: The teacher asks the students what they are going to listen to. A discussion atmosphere is tried to be created. At this stage pictures are used effectively. During Listening Activities: While students are listening to the tape the teacher asks them to take some notes. Post-listening Activities: The teacher writes some questions on the board and asks them to answer the questions. They are also stimulated to talk and participate in the activity dominantly.

I. PRE-LISTENIG ACTIVITIES The teacher hangs the pictures on the board and tries to make the students talk about the subjects. T: Do you think that they are beautiful? S:... T: Can you guess the name of the first competitor? S:... T: Can you guess the height of the second competitor? S:... T: What nationality does the third girl belong to? What is your opinion? S:...

II. DURING LISTENING ACTIVITIES The teacher asks the students to listen to the tape very carefully. And he gives information lists to the students. While they are listening to the tape they try to fill the blanks with appropriate information. If no information appears for any blank on the list, students are asked to put a cross on the blank provided for the required information.

III. POST-LISTENING ACTIVITY The teacher writes on the board some questions. Students answer these questions to test whether they understood what they have listened or not. Whose name is the best? Why do you think so? Who is the tallest one of all? Who is the oldest one of all? Who is the heaviest one of all? What nationality does the first one belong to? What nationality does the second one belong to? What nationality does the third one belong to? Who can speak two languages? What are those languages? Whose favorite film star is Leonardo Di Caprio? What does Suzanne Kerrigan mean by saying" I hope the political situation of my country will not effect this kind of a contest?"

IV. ASSIGNMENT At home listen to the information about the people whose names are in the chart below and copmlete the missing information.Elizabeth MccornickAlexandra BellomontiSuzanne Kerrigan Nationality: Canadian Nationality: ItalianNationality: Weight: 53 Weight: 51 Weight: 56 Age: 21 Age: 20 years old Age: 22 Languages:Languages: Languages: Hobbies: Hobbies: Hobbies: Profession:Profession: Profession: Height:: Height: Height:1. 73 Her mother's name:

TRANSCRIPT I'm Elizabeth Mccornick. I'm participating from Canada. I'm 21 years old and I weigh 53 kilos. I am a girl of I am a bilingual person; that means I can speak two languages fluently and accurately: English and French. I prefer going to movies than enjoying theatrical acts. My favorite film star is Leonardo Di Caprio. My friends say that I am a good cook as well. I admit I like cooking traditional dishes in my spare time. I wish my best wishes to the other contestants. Thanks. Good evening! I would like to greet all the people watching and participating this contest. My name is Alexandra Bellomonti and I'm from Italy. I am 20 years old and 51 kilos I weigh. I like going out with my friends at the weekends. I can also say that I'm studying really hard and I am expecting to be accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I really have a great desire for being a genetic engineer in the future. Thank you! Hello everybody! I am Suzanne Kerrigan from the USA. I was born in 1976, in LA, California. I confess I weigh 56 kilos but I'm cm tall and that subdues my weight I think. I like skating on ice and I'm an amateur figure skater. I also like foreign and strange meals if they prove to be delicious, of course. Finally, I hope the political situation of my country will not effect this kind of a contest